Today in the News: Samsung announces smartwatch

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Sep 4, 2013 at 5:05 PM

News on Samsung’s Galaxy Gear, the Montana rape case and a videotaped police beating in California.

News to know

Samsung today announced the Galaxy Gear, a smartwatch. The 1.63-inch watch needs to be used in conjunction with a Galaxy smartphone or tablet, but it will let users control phone calls, emails, texts and more by voice command. The smartwatch will debut on Sept. 25 throughout the world, but the U.S. won’t get it until October.

Quote of note

"In this Court's opinion, imposing a sentence which suspends more than the mandatory minimum would be an illegal sentence.” - Statement from a court order in Montana about the case of Stacey Dean Rambold, who received only 30 days in prison for raping a 14-year-old student of his. Judge G. Todd Baugh, who made controversial remarks at the sentencing, said that his sentence of 30 days might not meet minimum sentencing standards. A new hearing is set for Friday.